Sentences with phrase «hailing apps»

Years into a residential construction boom downtown, and amid broader adoption of ride - hailing apps...

The same things goes for fitness apps, as well as ride - hailing apps like Uber.

Depending on which ride - hailing apps you have installed on your iPhone, Siri can offer you an Uber or a Lyft.

As a result, ride - hailing apps in Japan match passengers with licensed taxis, instead of non-professional drivers.

In that respect, taxi companies in Singapore — which allow booking by SMS and phone call, and also offer ride - hailing apps in some cases — may be considered competition which might water down Grab's market share.

Ethereum's boosters believe the network could someday power a host of decentralized applications — censorship - free social networks, public utility ride - hailing apps, crowd - sourced prediction markets and investment firms, even governments.

Recent studies have shown that as people use these ride - hailing apps more, they are using public transportation less.

Cab hailing apps led by Uber and Lyft were among the major beneficiaries of the passed legislation.

Ride - hailing apps like Lyft and Uber have enjoyed enormous popularity in recent years.

This time congestion pricing is back at a moment of crisis — above ground, streets are becoming increasingly snarled in large part because of the boom in ride - hailing apps, while below ground the problem is even worse as the city's aging subway system is riddled with delays and in dire need of money.

We encourage using public transportation, carpooling, and ride - hailing apps.

One way to get around irritating «surge pricing» from car sharing companies is to use new taxi hailing apps such as Flywheel.

Between safety features and infotainment systems driving up even entry - level vehicles» price tags; and car - hailing apps turning four - wheeled freedom machines into appliances, people 18 to 35 simply don't have a good reason to care about cars, unless they want a luxo - truck as a status symbol.

Now academic researchers say they have found a similar pattern of discrimination involving popular ride hailing apps.

Ride - hailing apps like Lyft and Uber broke the top 10, while apps for selling your stuff were another popular category..

But many of the deals that seemingly had been settled — such as allowing ride - hailing apps to be used upstate — were not included.

The city - issued medallions were worth more than $ 1 million on the open market in 2013 just before ride - hailing apps burst on the scene, but now they are worth less than $ 200,000, as more riders and drivers switch from cabs to Uber or Lyft.

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Although still very new to our community, we are excited about this new addition and hope the ride - hailing apps have much success in Dutchess County and the Hudson Valley region.

The effort was ultimately successful as ride - hailing apps were allowed outside of New York City as part of an agreement between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature.

Cuomo said recently that discussions around having a special session, where lawmakers might vote on everything from a pay raise to ethics reforms to expansion of ride - hailing apps into upstate, are «on life support» but they are not necessarily off the table.

Beginning 90 days after the budget is enacted ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft will be authorized to operate in upstate cities like Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester and Albany.

A proposal to bring ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to upstate New York, though popular, was snarled on an insurance issue.

Republican Brian Kolb says he hopes the Assembly will quickly consider legislation that will permit ride - hailing apps to begin services north...

The New York Senate voted 60 - 0 Wednesday to allow the two ride - hailing apps to begin service in cities like Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany on June 29, 10 days earlier than they can start under an existing law passed earlier this year.

A provision included in the state budget permitted the two ride - hailing apps to begin service in cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse as well as all of Long Island — but not until July 9.

Cuomo will unveil a proposal tomorrow to clear the way for ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to expand statewide, according to the governor's office.

Ride hailing apps are currently used in New York City and regulated by the Taxi and Livery Commission.

Sen. Jim Seward, the lead Senate sponsor of a bill that would expand ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft outside of New York City, said in an interview on Wednesday he remains confident the measure would be accomplished in the final budget agreement.

The ad, first reported Sunday by the Times Union, comes as ride - hailing apps like Uber have pushed forward with automated cars, which various degrees of success and failure.

Still, for the Upstate Transportation Association, the threat isn't just a hypothetical one as ride - hailing apps push to expand outside of New York City.

With legislators set to return to the Capitol on Monday, Uber is planning a post-budget push to have car - hailing apps expand into upstate, pledging to do «whatever it takes» to make sure everyone in New York has access to the ride - sharing app.

Ride - hailing apps would also be required to adhere to the Black Car Fund, a compensation fund that includes a 2.5 percent fee on fares to cover drivers should be they hurt on the job.

In New York City, ride - hailing apps have given rise to concerns over congestion as fewer people are taking buses and the subway.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Sens. Tim Kennedy and Chris Jacobs, Assembly members Crystal Peoples - Stokes and Mickey Kearns, in partnership with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, launch a series of public forums on bringing Uber and other ride hailing apps to upstate, Albright Knox Art Gallery Auditorium, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.

Yesterday was a day of highs and lows for people hoping to drive for a living in Western New York, as ride - hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft went live in upstate New York, while veteran cab drivers braced for a major shakeup.

Cuomo took a symbolic ride in an Uber car to arrive to the Buffalo event after lawmakers agreed to allow ride hailing apps to operate outside of New York City.

And the budget allows for ride hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate outside of New York City.

Cuomo called ride - hailing apps a «great service» that saves fuel and vosts.

Updates on two other issues we've been following: There's reportedly a two - way deal on legalizing daily fantasy sports, though the governor hasn't formally weighed in on it yet, and the effort to bring ride hailing apps like Uber and Lyft upstate have failed.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's spokesman says the governor will sign a bill that will fast - track Uber, Lyft and other ride - hailing apps in New York.

Local law enforcement officials hope the arrival of ride - hailing apps Uber and Lyft will decrease the number of DWIs in the area.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday in Rochester said he used his political heft in the budget talks to include a provision that would allow ride hailing apps to operate outside of New York City.

At the same time, Cuomo insisted key issues in the spending plan have been largely agreed to, including allowing ride - hailing apps to operate outside of New York City and raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York.

With overwhelming support, and a population that not only wants but expects to use ride - hailing apps, it's unclear why the Westchester County Executive and Legislature are considering taking them away.

More than 75 percent of voters back extending tax rates that are due to expire on those who earn more than $ 1 million as well allowing ride - hailing apps like Lyft and Uber to operate outside of New York City.

Post-budget legislative issues remain unresolved, however, including agreements on combating heroin and opioid abuse, ethics reform as well as developing regulations for ride - hailing apps and daily fantasy sports.

After lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on expanding ride - hailing apps to upstate New York and passed limitations on Airbnb advertising rentals, Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged on Wednesday the need to make room for emerging technologies, but also protect legacy businesses.

A congestion pricing system that started in 2003 helped reduce traffic and delays, though the advent of ride - hailing apps like Uber has reversed some of those trends.

It seems these days that car - hailing apps exist only to give cities grief.